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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis is worth it:"newly emboldened (by DRUMPF)American Racist." Cannot vote him,stay home,or spoiler
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-sabin/the-newly-emboldened-american-racist_b_9837304.html[font size=5]The Newly Emboldened American Racist[/font]
Jennifer Sabin
I have to thank Mr. Trump for opening my eyes to the American ugly I didnt want to see. I needed a wake up call. [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]Im not closed off in some strange, futuristic liberal world[/FONT]. I live in a diverse community with a mix of political and social viewpoints, and I consistently read newspapers and websites with differing ideologies. I know my American history and I know what racist people have been saying about President Obama for the last eight years. Ive watched the videos of young black men shot by cops. And Ive listened to the calls for racial justice on college campuses. Ive worked on a college campus where I was the minority, and my students have spoken and written about their experiences. Throughout my life Ive heard stories from my Jewish friends about the nasty comments theyve endured. So yes, I understand how deeply racism and bigotry run through American culture as much as any educated, white, Protestant person can really understand it even if I dont hear it in my home or my backyard.
But what I didnt understand until this election, until I started paying closer attention to the voices of [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]ordinary Americans[/FONT], is how terrifying it is to read what some of them write on public forums, or [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]to hear them say out loud what they really think about other Americans[/FONT]. The racists and bigots of America have always been out there. There have always been hideous trolls on the Internet. But [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]now they are emboldened[/FONT] in a big way [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]by[/FONT] the bellicose Donald [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]Trump[/FONT]. Hes opened Pandoras box, and nobody can shut it.
Look: Im going to write this again and again, right up until Election Day. [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]You cannot view this election solely as a choice between two platforms, two parties, or two personalities[/FONT]. This election is about much bigger issues. Its about the way way we look at people, and talk about them, and care for them. Its about the soul of America and its relationships to the world. If you care about that, [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]you cannot vote Trump, or stay home, or vote for a third party spoiler[/FONT].
How can this man, who has fomented so much anger and hate, represent the United States to the World, and to its own people? How will minorities feel safe in the U.S. if he is president? How can this country stand to be even further divided? The chasm is already too wide.
In his victory speech after Indiana, Trump said, were going to love each other, and cherish each other. But the hate will go on and on, If Trump is president, a possibility that moved one giant step closer to reality Tuesday night. And if that happens, none of our bubbles will be able to save us from ourselves.
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This is worth it:"newly emboldened (by DRUMPF)American Racist." Cannot vote him,stay home,or spoiler (Original Post)
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tblue37
(65,524 posts)1. K&R for visibility. nt
ismnotwasm
(42,022 posts)2. All of this
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(70,779 posts)3. Cashing in one of those Recs for a self-K (to highlight the edits) n/t